JPH11136038A - Radio receiver and method for radio receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio receiver which has a zero-IF direct down converter which does not respond to leak between a local oscillator (LO)-RF (radio frequency) and the mismatching of the device and a method for the radio receiver. SOLUTION: In this system, a radio frequency signal is divided into two arms that have mixers M1 and M2 separately. Each of the mixers M1 and M2 has two inputs, i.e., a local oscillator signal which is undergone phase modulation and a RF information signal. The local oscillator signal that is undergone phase modulation between the arms has 90 degrees phase shift, difference. Output signals of both mixers M1 and M2 are subtracted, and an output signal of the subtracter A1 is mixed with a phase modulation signal by a 3rd mixer M3. An output signal from the mixer M3 represents a baseband signal. Next, a lowpass filter 18 eliminates an unneeded signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to radio receivers and methods for radio receivers, and more particularly to leakage between a local oscillator (LO) -RF (radio frequency signal processor),
Zero not responding to device mismatch (mismatch)
It relates to an IF converter.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the case of a radio receiver, like a radio receiver for cellular communications, the radio frequency of the incoming signal is mixed with the local oscillator frequency to produce an intermediate frequency. It is necessary to perform down conversion (here, frequency conversion to a lower frequency is referred to as down conversion).

[0003] Conventional direct zero-IF converters traditionally suffer from leakage between RF-LO, LO-RF and LO-antennas, as well as mismatching of the equipment used for direct conversion RF. The problem arises due to the generated DC offset and the variable DC offset generated by the direct down-conversion process itself.

In the prior art, these problems have been addressed by placing a metal shield on the direct conversion receiver and isolating it from the antenna. Thus, the amount of leakage from the local oscillator to the antenna can be reduced.

The leakage between RF-LO and LO-RF is R
This has been solved by developing a mixer circuit that isolates the F section from the LO section.

[0006] The DC offset has been reduced by using two matched devices. This is achieved by placing the devices close together on an IC.

[0007] A fairly complex adaptive DC removal technique has also been used, where a low-IF is used instead of a true zero-IF.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide zero-I which does not respond to local oscillator (LO) -RF (radio frequency) leakage and device mismatch (mismatch).
It is to provide a radio receiver with an F direct downconverter and a method for a radio receiver.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system which is a radio receiver for directly converting a radio frequency signal having a carrier modulated by a data signal. I have. The system includes input means for receiving a radio frequency signal, an oscillator for generating a local oscillator signal, means for providing a phase modulated signal, receiving the local oscillator signal and the phase modulated signal, A phase modulator for generating first and second toggle signals therefrom; and a radio frequency signal and first and second toggle signals for receiving therefrom and generating a first baseband signal therefrom. A first mixer, a second mixer for receiving the radio frequency signal and the first and second toggle signals, and generating a second baseband signal therefrom; A subtractor for receiving and subtracting the baseband signal to generate a third signal; a third mixer for receiving the third signal and the phase modulation signal and generating a data signal therefrom; It is characterized by having.

[0010] In the above-mentioned radio receiver, preferably, a low-pass filter for removing unnecessary signals is further provided at a stage subsequent to the third mixer. Further, in the wireless receiver, preferably, the data signal includes digital information or analog information. Further, in the wireless receiver, preferably, the local oscillator generates a signal having the same frequency as the carrier.

In the above-mentioned radio receiver, preferably, the modulation signal is periodic or non-periodic. Further, in the wireless receiver, preferably, the modulated signal is random or pseudo-random. Still further, in the wireless receiver, preferably, an amplifier is provided between each of the first and second mixers and the subtractor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for directly converting a radio frequency signal comprising a carrier modulated by a data signal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) converting the radio frequency signal to a first signal; And providing to a second mixer; (b) generating a local oscillator signal and supplying it to a phase modulator;
(C) supplying a phase modulation signal to a phase modulator;
(D) generating first and second toggle signals having a phase difference of 90 ° in the phase modulator; and (e) first and second toggle signals.
To the first and second mixers to generate first and second baseband signals from the radio frequency signal and the toggle signal; and (f) first and second baseband signals. Subtraction to generate a third signal, and (g) the first signal
And supplying the second baseband signal and the phase modulation signal to a third mixer; and (h) generating a data signal in the third mixer.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The present invention effectively increases the isolation between RF-LO, LO-RF and LO-antenna leakage. Here, RF indicates a radio frequency signal or a high frequency processing unit that processes the radio frequency signal, and LO indicates a local oscillation signal or a local oscillator in the direct conversion radio receiver.

In a system that is a radio receiver operating in accordance with the present invention, a radio frequency signal is converted to an in-phase I (signal 1) and out-of-phase Q (signal 2) baseband signal. I
The (Signal 1) baseband signal and the Q (Signal 2) baseband signal are converted into Q (Signal 1) and I (Signal 2) baseband signals after a predetermined time, respectively. The toggling or synchronization relationship between the I signal to Q signal relationship and the Q signal to I signal relationship continues until the radio frequency signal is converted to signals 1 and 2. I
Toggling between the signal to the Q signal, then the Q signal to the I signal, etc., is denoted as a toggle signal or a toggle signal. Next, signal 1 and signal 2 are subtracted, and the resulting signal is displayed as signal 3. Next, signal 3
Is multiplied by the toggle signal. The output signal generated by the above multiplication is then passed through a filter and the LO-RF
Effects due to leakage between / RF-LO and device mismatching are eliminated.

The radio frequency direct down-conversion topology does not respond to LO-RF, RF-LO leakage and device mismatch.

In the system shown in FIG. 1, an incoming radio frequency signal 10 is split into two arms. One arm has a mixer M1 and the second arm has a mixer M2. The mixers M1 and M2 each have two inputs, one for receiving the phase modulated local oscillator signals 13, 14, and another for receiving the RF information signals 11, 12. The phase modulated local oscillator signal 13 in the upper arm differs from its signal in the lower arm by a 90 degree phase shift. Local oscillator phase modulator block 15
Are the local oscillator input signals 13, 1 of each mixer M1, M2.
4 alternates between a leading or a lagging phase of the local oscillator signal 17 according to the (phase modulation) signal 16. The phase modulation signal 16 is ideally equal to + V or -V, where:
V is an arbitrary number.

The two signals at the outputs of mixers M1 and M2 are both amplified by amplifiers G1 and G2 (the two amplifiers need not be the same). The output signals from the two arms are then subtracted using a subtractor A1. The output of the subtractor A1 is then input to a third mixer M3. The third mixer M3 also has a phase modulation signal 1
6 as input. The output of the third mixer M3 then passes through a low pass filter (LPF) 18.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the pulse modulation signal. The pulse modulated signal can be either periodic, aperiodic, random or pseudo-random. The local oscillator signal is a periodic signal, for example, a square wave or a sine wave. Radio frequency signals are digital and / or
Or analog information, ie a carrier modulated by image or sound.

The basic operation of this configuration can be illustrated using the frequency domain diagrams shown in FIGS. The "input signal" to this configuration, which is any radio frequency signal,
The format is as shown in FIG. In this example, the signal of interest is only a fraction of the overall input signal and is located in the center of the total signal. After the subtraction step, the spectrum looks like the spectrum shown in FIG. The whole signal is
Spread over the frequency spectrum. For the purposes of this example, the toggle signal is assumed to be a square wave with a duty ratio of 50%. The DC parasitic leakage term is located near DC. After the third mixer M3, the spectrum convolves with the square wave, as shown in FIG.
The entire spectrum eventually becomes a baseband signal without swirling. Next, the low-pass filter 18 removes an unnecessary signal, that is, a DC (direct current) offset and an unnecessary portion of the entire signal. This is shown in FIG.

The present invention has the following unique effects as compared with the conventional direct conversion topology. The configuration according to the present invention provides for leakage from RF to LO and for LO to RF
Does not respond to leaks to No high-performance filters are required. The structure can be completely integrated on the IC. The DC term can be essentially (innately) eliminated by the operation of the present configuration.

It is conceivable that the invention according to this application is applicable as a high-frequency receiver for cellular applications. It could also be used as a high frequency receiver for wireless personal communication systems and Global Position System (GPS). It can also be applied as a high frequency receiver for any frequency hopping application and any satellite application, whether the receiver is provided on the ground or on the satellite body. It is also contemplated that the present invention can be used in scanning spectrum analyzers, as well as in combinations or integrations of the aforementioned applications. In short, the invention can be used for any new application that needs to downconvert any radio frequency signal to a baseband signal.

As described above, the modulated local oscillator signal is obtained by using the unmodulated local oscillator signal.
It is generated by switching its phase only from 90 degrees to 0 degrees according to a so-called pulse modulation signal. The radio frequency signal is first mixed with the modulated local oscillator signal and then further mixed with the phase modulated signal to remove unwanted aliasing terms. In doing so, the aforementioned leakage effects are eliminated. Mixing does not necessarily require analog multiplication.

The third mixer M3 can generally be replaced by one or more components that convolve the subtraction signal with respect to the phase modulation signal. For example, this component can be replaced by a digital element. The order of the mixers and gain elements (amplifiers) in the upper and lower branches of the circuit shown in FIG. 1 can be arbitrary. That is, the gain stage can be first and the mixer stage later. In addition, the gain elements of the upper and lower branches can be incorporated in each preceding mixer.

While one embodiment of the present invention has been described and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be introduced. Such modifications are to be understood as being within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0026]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system which is a radio receiver for directly converting a radio frequency signal having a carrier modulated by a data signal. Provided. The system includes input means for receiving a radio frequency signal, an oscillator for generating a local oscillator signal, means for providing a phase modulated signal, receiving the local oscillator signal and the phase modulated signal, A phase modulator for generating first and second toggle signals therefrom; and a radio frequency signal and first and second toggle signals for receiving therefrom and generating a first baseband signal therefrom. A first mixer, a second mixer for receiving the radio frequency signal and the first and second toggle signals and generating a second baseband signal therefrom; and a first and second mixer. A subtractor for receiving and subtracting the baseband signal to generate a third signal, receiving the third signal and the phase modulation signal,
A third mixer for generating a data signal therefrom. Therefore, it is possible to provide a radio receiver having a zero-IF direct downconverter that does not respond to leakage between the local oscillator and the radio frequency signal processing unit and mismatching of the device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for directly converting a radio frequency signal including a carrier modulated by a data signal, the method comprising the steps of: Feeding the first and second mixers;
(B) generating and supplying the local oscillator signal to the phase modulator; (c) supplying the phase modulated signal to the phase modulator; and (d) the phase modulator having a phase difference of 90 °. Generating a first and a second toggle signal;
Supplying the first and second toggle signals to first and second mixers to generate first and second baseband signals from the radio frequency signal and the toggle signal; and (f) first and second toggle signals. Subtracting the baseband signal to generate a third signal;
(G) providing the first and second baseband signals and the phase modulation signal to a third mixer; and (h) generating a data signal in the third mixer. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a method for a wireless receiver with a zero-IF direct downconverter that does not respond to leakage between the local oscillator and the RF signal processor and device mismatch. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing an example of a phase modulation signal used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a spectrum diagram of an input signal in the wireless receiver of FIG. 1;

4 is a spectrum diagram of an output signal from a subtracter A1 in the wireless receiver of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a third mixer M3 in the wireless receiver of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a spectrum diagram of an output signal from the multiplexor.

6 is a spectrum diagram of an output signal from a low-pass filter (LPF) 18 in the wireless receiver in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference numeral 10: radio frequency signal, 11, 12: radio frequency information signal, 13, 14: local oscillator input signal, 15: local phase modulator, 16: phase modulation signal 17: local oscillator signal, 18: low-pass filter (LPF) ), M1, M2, M3: mixer, G1, G2: amplifier, A1: subtractor.

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A radio receiver for directly converting a radio frequency signal having a carrier modulated by a data signal, comprising: input means for receiving the radio frequency signal; and providing a phase modulated signal. And a phase modulator for receiving the local oscillator signal and the phase modulation signal and generating first and second toggle signals having a phase difference of 90 degrees therefrom; A first receiving the first and second toggle signals and generating a first baseband signal therefrom;
A second mixer for receiving the radio frequency signal and the first and second toggle signals and generating a second baseband signal therefrom.
A mixer for receiving and subtracting the first and second baseband signals to generate a third signal; receiving the third signal and the modulated signal; A third mixer for generating a data signal. 2. The radio receiver according to claim 1, further comprising a low-pass filter provided at a stage subsequent to said third mixer, for removing unnecessary signals. 3. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the data signal includes digital information. 4. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the data signal includes analog information. 5. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein said local oscillator generates a signal having the same frequency as said carrier. 6. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the modulation signal is periodic. 7. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the modulation signal is aperiodic. 8. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the modulation signal is random. 9. The radio receiver according to claim 1, wherein the modulation signal is pseudo-random. 10. The radio receiver according to claim 1, further comprising an amplifier between each of the first and second mixers and the subtractor. . 11. A method for a radio receiver for directly converting a radio frequency signal comprising a carrier modulated by a data signal, the method comprising: (a) providing the radio frequency signal to first and second mixers; (B) generating and supplying a local oscillator signal to the phase modulator, (c) supplying a phase modulated signal to the phase modulator, and (d) generating a local oscillator signal in the phase modulator. Generating first and second toggle signals having a phase difference of 90 degrees, and (e) supplying the first and second toggle signals to the first and second mixers;
First from the radio frequency signal and the toggle signal respectively
Generating a third signal by subtracting the first and second baseband signals; and (g) generating a third signal by subtracting the first and second baseband signals. Providing a baseband signal and said phase modulated signal to a third mixer; and (h) generating said data signal in said third mixer. Way for.